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Too young to retire, too 'old to get a job'
Ricci Bartels spent 26 years helping other people find a job before she joined the unemployment queue five years ago.
Anna Patty is Workplace Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald. She is a former State Political Reporter and Education Editor.
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Ricci Bartels spent 26 years helping other people find a job before she joined the unemployment queue five years ago.
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